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Hi Peter,
Thanks for the explanations, I get the first and third. I'm describing the second one in detail.
I'm using short forms (V=verb IO=Indirect Object DO=Direct Object P=Prepositional Phrase)
We learned two patterns in this lesson
1. I've bought you some fresh fish (V IO DO)
2. I've bought some fresh fish for you (V DO P)
Now in the actual sentence, "I've bought you some fresh fish for dinner", the pattern is (V IO DO P).
How is it different from the first two and in what cases we use it?

Hi,
I have some question about some of the sentences in the exercises.
1. I can't find anything to wear for dinner.
Now anything is a direct object and after that we have prepositions, but we there are both (to and for) proposition. Could you explain the sentence structure here?

2. I've bought you some fresh fish for dinner.
Here it seems that we are having both kinds of structures explained in the lesson. Indirect object(you) and also the proposition. How's that?

3. He offered to help us move house.
Help seems the direct object but I can't understand how its mixed with a proposition.

Hi Peter,
I have a small inquiry
"He offered to help us move house"
Now 'to help' is to+infinitive, so according to sentence structure (VNP) we should have to "He offered to help us to move house". But second to is omitted because not to have a bad style, right?
Regards

Hello Sir
I gave a diary to Mary./ I gave Mary a diary
Are both these sentences correct? Both give the same meaning.
Is 'a dtary' the direct object and 'Mary' is the indirect object?
Please let me know.
Thank you.
Regards
Lal

Yes, both are correct and they mean exactly the same thing. In the first, 'a diary' is the direct object and 'to Mary' is a prepositional phrase. In the second, 'a diary' is the direct object and 'Mary' is the indirect object. The prepositional phrase in the first indicates who the indirect object is.